Internal Audit Guide

How to Run an Internal Audit

11 min read

An internal audit is your dress rehearsal. This guide covers planning your audit programme, sampling evidence, documenting findings and non-conformities, and closing corrective actions before the certification body arrives.

What you'll learn

  • Building an internal audit programme
  • Planning scope and criteria
  • Sampling and testing controls
  • Documenting findings and NCRs
  • Corrective and preventive action (CAPA)
  • Feeding results into management review

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